Contemporary Art

4 credits

Art after abstract expressionism: happenings, postpainterly abstraction, minimalism, performance, earth art, conceptual art, neo-expressionism, postconceptualism and development in the 1990s, including non-Western contexts. We also explore the relation of these tendencies to postmodernism, feminism, and ideas of postcoloniality. Recommended preparation: VIS 20 or 22 recommended. Prerequisites: none.